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No awards for the Royals in April but A.J. Terry had his own award as he hit the second ball he faced at the Major League level out of the park for a Home Run on Opening Day.
Transactions & Injuries
The Royals lost Steve Mitchell (as is becoming unsustainably regular) for 4-5 weeks with a strained tricep, giving Chase Paggett the chance to make his Royals debut. C.J. Binkle is on an injury rehab in Omaha but the Royals are sweating on an injury to Jadon Tezeno on the final day of the month.
Wednesday, April 3rd , 2047
RP Steve Mitchell was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Thursday, April 4th , 2047
RP Steve Mitchell diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, is day-to-day for 2 weeks.
Tuesday, April 9th , 2047
RP Steve Mitchell was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained triceps. He's expected to miss about 4-5 weeks.
Recalled SP Chase Paggett from Triple A Omaha.
Friday, April 19th , 2047
Sent RP C.J. Binkle to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Tuesday, April 30th , 2047
3B Jadon Tezeno was injured being hit by a pitch. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Minor League News
The hottest hurler in the International League last month was Chad Johnston of the Omaha Storm Chasers. He caught the attention of everybody in the league with some eye-catching stats, good enough to win the IL Pitcher of the Month.
In April, Johnston starred with an impressive 4-0 record. In 5 starts he gave up 15 base hits and struck out 36 in 32.2 innings with a 1.10 ERA.
For a rookie just breaking in, Mike Gronkiewicz certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the CAR Batter of the Month award for April.
The 20-year-old center fielder for the Columbia Fireflies hit .416 with 5 home runs, 32 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
The top pitcher this past month in the Carolina League was Jeff Mole of the Columbia Fireflies. He really bewildered league hitters, finishing April with an excellent 4-0 record and 3.42 ERA.
The Fireflies hurler made 5 starts and surrendered 16 hits in 26.1 innings. He struck out 29 and walked 11.